TW202222227A - Fully automatic steam cabinet which does not accumulate high-pressure steam and is safe to use - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a fully automatic steam cabinet, comprising a cabinet body, a water tank and a heater. The cabinet body has an inner space. The water tank is located beside or above the cabinet body. The bottom of the water tank has a water receiving chamber for receiving water, and the top of the water tank has a vapor chamber for accommodating water vapor. The vapor chamber is directly communicated with the inner space of the cabinet body. The heater is used to heat the water in the water tank. Thus, the fully automatic steam cabinet does not accumulate high-pressure steam and is safe in use. Further, the bottom surface of the inner space of the cabinet body is flush with the ground so that the user can directly push the object to be heated into the cabinet body, which is extremely convenient to use. There is no gas obstruction between the vapor chamber and the inner space of the cabinet body. The water tank is provided with at least one hot pneumatic tube passing therethrough, wherein the hot pneumatic tube has an inlet and an outlet and the heater is disposed below the inlet. The water tank has a water inlet communicated with the water receiving chamber. The fully automatic steam cabinet further comprises a water level display tube having an upper end communicated with the vapor chamber of the water tank and a lower end communicated with the water receiving chamber of the water tank. The cabinet body has a bottom wall, a top wall, and a side peripheral wall connected to the bottom wall and the top wall. The inner space is surrounded by the bottom wall, the top wall and the side peripheral wall. The water tank is disposed on the top wall or the side peripheral wall.

Description

Fully automatic steam cabinet

The present invention relates to steam equipment, in particular to a fully automatic steam cabinet.

The use of steam equipment is very wide. For example, the cooking of many foods is usually heated by steam equipment. Generally, steam equipment has a cabinet for accommodating food and a steam chamber at the bottom of the cabinet. The steam chamber can be used to store food. The water vapor is generated and sent into the cabinet to heat the food. For the user, because the steam chamber raises the cabinet, there is a height difference between the bottom surface of the internal space of the cabinet and the ground. When the food is transported directly into the cabinet by the vehicle, the food can only be pushed to the front of the cabinet by the cart, and then the food can be put into the cabinet from the cart, which causes the user to work very laboriously.

In addition, another type of steam equipment uses the steam generated by the steam boiler to be sent to the remote cabinet to heat the food. Because the steam boiler needs to accumulate high-pressure steam to transport it for a long distance, and the high-pressure steam has safety concerns, it needs to be To deploy relevant technical personnel to ensure normal operation, the labor cost increases, in addition, the regular safety inspection and maintenance costs also deter many owners.

One object of the present invention is to provide a fully automatic steam cabinet that does not accumulate high-pressure steam, has high safety in use, and does not require extra labor costs. Another object of the present invention is to provide a fully automatic steam cabinet, the bottom surface of the inner space of the cabinet is flush with the ground, and the user can directly push the object to be heated into the cabinet, which is extremely convenient to use.

In order to achieve the above object, the fully automatic steam cabinet of the present invention includes a cabinet, a water tank and a heater. The cabinet has an inner space; the water tank is located beside or above the cabinet, the bottom of the water tank has a water chamber for holding water, the top of the water tank has a steam chamber for holding water vapor, the The steam chamber is directly communicated with the inner space of the cabinet; the heater is used for heating the water in the water tank.

Since the water tank is located beside or above the cabinet body, it is convenient for the user to use the cart to push the object to be heated directly into the cabinet body, which saves time and effort. When the water in the water tank is heated to generate water vapor , Because the steam chamber is in direct communication with the inner space of the cabinet, the water vapor in the water tank can be directly input into the cabinet, and the steam chamber of the water tank will not accumulate vapor pressure, which is quite safe in operation and does not require additional costs Labor costs.

The technical content and features of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to a preferred embodiment in conjunction with the drawings. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, a fully automatic steam cabinet 10 provided by a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet Body 20 , a water tank 30 , a plurality of heaters 40 , a heating chamber 41 and a gas collection chamber 42 .

The cabinet body 20 is a rectangular cube in appearance. The cabinet body 20 has a bottom wall 21 , a top wall 22 , and a side wall 23 connecting the bottom wall 21 and the top wall 22 , wherein the side wall 23 includes a front wall and a rear wall. , left and right sides, the cabinet 20 has an inner space 24 surrounded by the bottom wall 21 , the top wall 22 and the side walls 23 , and the inner space 24 is used to accommodate the objects or food to be heated 1, the side wall 23 in front of the cabinet 20 is provided with a cabinet door 25 for opening and closing the interior space 24, the cabinet door 25 has a window 251 in the center to facilitate viewing the interior of the cabinet 20 The space 24 is heated, and a thermometer 252 is arranged above the cabinet door 25 to measure the temperature of the inner space 24. In addition, a control box 26 is arranged on the side of the cabinet 20 to control the heating device 40.

The water tank 30 is located on the rear side peripheral wall 23 of the cabinet body 20. In this embodiment, the water tank 30 is connected to the cabinet body 20. In other embodiments, the water tank 30 and the cabinet body 20 can also be separated, and the water tank 30 can also be arranged on the top wall 22 of the cabinet 20 or above the cabinet 20, as shown in FIG. There is a steam chamber 32 connected to the water chamber 31. The steam chamber 32 is used to contain the water vapor generated after the water in the water chamber 31 is heated. A water inlet 311 and a steam are provided on the side of the water tank 30. Outlet 321, the water inlet 311 communicates with the water chamber 31 for inputting an external water source, the steam outlet 321 communicates with the steam chamber 32, and the steam outlet 321 communicates with the inner space 24 of the cabinet 20 through a conveying pipe 33 (Refer to FIG. 4), so that the steam chamber 32 of the water tank 30 is directly communicated with the inner space 24 of the cabinet 20, and there is no gas obstruction or the gas resistance between the steam chamber 32 and the inner space 24 is close to zero, It should be noted that the so-called "direct communication" means that there is no switch or valve or other elements that may hinder the steam transport between the cabinet 20 and the water tank 30, so the water vapor generated by the water tank 30 can be directly input into the water tank 30. In the inner space 24 of the cabinet 20, the so-called "no gas obstruction" means that the resistance of the gas flow is zero, and its meaning is similar to the current obstruction (ie resistance), because the steam chamber 32 of the water tank 30 in the present invention does not accumulate steam pressure, it is quite safe to operate.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 , the water tank 30 is provided with eight hot air pipes 34 throughout itself to improve the heating efficiency of the water tank 30 , wherein the hot air pipes 34 can be seamless steel pipes, white iron pipes or galvanized pipes steel pipes, and each of the hot gas pipes 34 has an inlet 341 located at the bottom 301 of the water tank 30 and an outlet 342 located at the top 302 of the water tank 30, wherein the hot gas pipes 34 are straight pipes. The hot air pipes 34 can also be bent pipes, and each of the hot air pipes 34 can be provided with a plurality of fins (not shown) extending into the water chamber 31 or the steam chamber 32 to increase the heating area, which can further improve the The heating efficiency of the water tank 30; in addition, the water tank 30 can be made of white iron, steel, cast iron or galvanized material, and the periphery of the water tank 30 can have a heat insulation layer 35 (refer to FIG. 3), the heat insulation The layer 35 can be made of rock wool, thermal insulation wool or ceramic wool, so that the water tank 30 has the effect of heat insulation and heat preservation.

The heaters 40 can be electric heaters located at the bottom 301 or the side wall 23 of the water tank 30 , or can be fire row burners or automatic temperature control combustion systems located below the bottom 301 of the water tank 30 or the hot gas pipes Below the inlet 341 of 34, the heaters 40 can be burned with gas or diesel, and the water tank 30 can be heated by conduction or radiation, or an electric heater can be directly inserted into the water tank 30 to heat it. The hot air generated by the heaters 40 can extend into the water tank 30 through the hot air pipes 34 (refer to FIG. 4 ) to improve the heating efficiency.

The heating chamber 41 is located below the water tank 30 and communicates with the inlets 341 of the hot air pipes 34 . As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 , the heaters 40 are arranged in the heating chamber 41 so that the heaters 40 The generated hot gas will not be dissipated and can be concentrated through each of the hot gas pipes 34 .

The air collection chamber 42 is disposed above the water tank 30 and communicated with the outlets 342 of the hot air pipes 34 . The air collection chamber 42 is used to collect the hot air from the outlets 342 of the hot air pipes 34 , and the air collection chamber 42 An exhaust port 43 is provided above for exhausting hot air; however, the heating chamber 41 and the gas collecting chamber 42 can be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the fully automatic steam cabinet 10 further includes a water level display tube 50 connected to the water tank 30 . The water level display tube 50 has an upper end 51 that communicates with the steam chamber 32 of the water tank 30 and a lower end 52 that communicates with the water tank. The water chamber 31 of 30 is connected, and a liquid level sensor 53 is arranged in the water level display tube 50 to detect the water level height in the water level display tube 50. The liquid level sensor 53 may be an electrode type liquid level sensor 53. level gauge or float type level gauge, since the water level of the water holding chamber 31 is the same as the water level of the water level display tube 50, when the water level in the water level display tube 50 is too low, the liquid level sensor 53 can provide A warning to inform the user that the water tank 30 needs to be replenished immediately; however, the water level display pipe 50 can be omitted.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 4 , since the water tank 30 is located on the side of the cabinet 20 , the cabinet 20 will not be elevated so that the bottom surface of the inner space 24 has a height difference with the ground, so that it is convenient for the user to use the push button The vehicle directly pushes the object to be heated or the food into the inner space 24 of the cabinet 20, which saves time and effort and is convenient to use. When the automatic steam cabinet 10 starts heating, the control box 26 automatically controls the heating. The heater 40 heats the water tank 30, and can also set the heating time and temperature of the heaters 40, so that the water in the water tank 30 is heated to generate water vapor. There is no gas barrier between the chambers 32, so that the steam chamber 32 of the water tank 30 does not accumulate steam pressure, the heating operation is quite safe, and there is no extra labor cost, so that the fully automatic steam cabinet 10 of the present invention has a great market potential.

Based on the design spirit of the present invention, the structure of the fully automatic steam cabinet 10 can have other changes, for example, the water inlet 311 of the water tank 20 can be omitted; the hot gas pipe 34 only needs at least one, and the heater 40 also needs at least one Even the hot gas pipe 34 can be omitted; the steam outlet 321 of the water tank 30 can be provided with a steam-water separator to separate the water in the steam; Connect a number of cabinets 20 . All such easily conceivable structural changes should be covered by the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

10: Fully automatic steam cabinet 20: Cabinet 21: Bottom wall 22: Top Wall 23: Lateral wall 24: Interior Space 25: Cabinet door 251: Windows 252: Thermometer 26: Control box 30: water tank 301: Bottom 302: top 31: Water chamber 311: water inlet 32: Steam Room 321: Vapor outlet 33: Delivery pipe 34: Hot Air Pipe 341: Entrance 342: Exit 35: Insulation layer 40: Heater 41: Heating chamber 42: Gas collection chamber 43: exhaust port 50: Water level display tube 51: Top 52: Bottom 53: Liquid level sensor

1 is a perspective view of a fully automatic steam cabinet according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 2 is a perspective view of a water tank of a fully automatic steam cabinet according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2 along the direction 3-3; FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1 taken along the direction 4-4.

10: Fully automatic steam cabinet

20: Cabinet

21: Bottom wall

22: Top Wall

23: Lateral wall

24: Interior Space

30: water tank

301: Bottom

302: top

31: Water chamber

32: Steam Room

321: Vapor outlet

33: Delivery pipe

34: Hot Air Pipe

341: Entrance

342: Exit

40: Heater

41: Heating chamber

42: Gas collection chamber

43: exhaust port

Claims (10)

A fully automatic steam cabinet, comprising: a cabinet with an inner space; A water tank, located at the side or above of the cabinet, the bottom of the water tank has a water chamber for holding water, the top of the water tank has a steam chamber for holding water vapor, the steam chamber and the cabinet are Internal spaces are directly connected; and a heater for heating the water in the tank. The fully automatic steam cabinet of claim 1, wherein there is no gas obstruction between the steam chamber and the inner space of the cabinet. The fully automatic steam cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the heater is provided in the water tank for heating the water tank or directly heating the water in the water tank. The fully automatic steam cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the water tank is provided with at least one hot gas pipe running through itself, the hot gas pipe has an inlet and an outlet, and the heater is arranged below the inlet. The fully automatic steam cabinet of claim 4, wherein the inlet of the hot air pipe is located at the bottom of the water tank, and the outlet of the hot air pipe is located at the top of the water tank. The fully automatic steam cabinet as claimed in claim 4 or 5, further comprising a heating chamber disposed below the water tank and communicating with the inlet of the hot air pipe, the heater being disposed in the heating chamber. The fully automatic steam cabinet as claimed in claim 4 or 5, further comprising a gas collecting chamber disposed above the water tank and communicating with the outlet of the hot air pipe, and an exhaust port is arranged above the gas collecting chamber. The fully automatic steam cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the water tank has a water inlet communicated with the water holding chamber. The fully automatic steam cabinet as claimed in claim 1 further comprises a water level display tube, the water level display tube has an upper end connected to the steam chamber of the water tank and a lower end connected to the water storage chamber of the water tank. The fully automatic steam cabinet of claim 1, wherein the cabinet has a bottom wall, a top wall, and a peripheral wall connecting the bottom wall and the top wall, and the inner space is the bottom wall and the top wall Surrounded by the side peripheral wall, the water tank is arranged on the top wall or the side peripheral wall.

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